Russian “Arctic Fleet”: a vessel hit by Ukrainian drones 27/03/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè It is not only the Iranian fleet that has come under fire in recent weeks. The Russia–Ukraine war continues at sea as well, and the… [read more]

Royal Australian Navy to expand its USVs fleet 27/03/2026 | Fabio Di Felice The Australian Government announced the decision to strengthen Australia’s maritime security with a $176 million investment to purchase other 40 new Australian-designed and built BLUEBOTTLE… [read more]

Iranian naval losses after 3 weeks of War 26/03/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè Three weeks into the war launched by Israel and the United States against Iran, the tally of naval losses inflicted on the regime has risen… [read more]

Iran: the maritime front 06/03/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè Six days after the start of the strikes launched since February 28 by the US and Israel against Iran, Tehran's naval forces have sustained severe… [read more]

US Navy to rethink its traditional Carrier Strike Group 24/02/2026 | Fabio Di Felice In his new “Fighting Instructions,” Admiral Daryl Caudle, US Chief of Naval Operations, has outlined how the Navy plans to organize, train, equip, and fight.… [read more]

On board the aircraft carrier VIKRANT, the “jewel” of the Indian Navy 19/02/2026 | Carolina Paizs (Reporting from India) This morning, on the sidelines of Exercise MILAN 2026 – currently underway in Visakhapatnam, in eastern India (home to the Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command)… [read more]

Fincantieri Marinette Marine to build 4 Landing Ships for the US Navy 19/02/2026 | Eugenio Po As part of the Landing Ship Medium (LSM) program for the U.S. Navy (USN), Fincantieri Marinette Marine will build four LST-100 type landing units. The… [read more]

Lockheed Martin unveils LAMPREY, a modular armed autonomous undearsea vehicle 19/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Lockheed Martin unveiled its LAMPREY, a Multi-Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (MMAUV) that it is proposing as a modular, “plug and play” uncrewed submarine solution for… [read more]

Italian Navy’s Hydro-Oceanographic Ship QUIRINALE launched 27/01/2026 | Eugenio Po On 26 January, at Fincantieri’s Riva Trigoso shipyard (Genoa), the technical launching ceremony was held for the new Major Hydro-Oceanographic Ship (NIOM), christened QUIRINALE. The… [read more]

United States intercepts Russian oil tanker MARINERA in the North Atlantic 07/01/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA In the past few hours, a US operation was launched to intercept and take control of the oil tanker MARINERA (formerly BELLA 1, part of… [read more]

Trump announces the TRUMP class: the battleships of the future 23/12/2025 | Pietro Batacchi As is well known, Trump certainly does not hold back when it comes to announcements and bold claims. The latest, unveiled with the usual fanfare,… [read more]

US Navy announces a new frigate class 19/12/2025 | TOMMASO MASSA In a video message released on its social media channels, the Secretary of the US Navy, John Phelan, announced the development and construction of a… [read more]

Ukrainian underwater drone strikes russian KILO submarine in Novorossiysk: a first 15/12/2025 | Editorial Team A new chapter in the Black Sea naval war opened this afternoon: the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) released a video documenting an attack via… [read more]

The US Navy cancels the CONSTELLATION program, with no one to blame but itself 26/11/2025 | Pietro Batacchi After delays and cost increases, the US Navy has finally announced the cancellation of the CONSTELLATION-class frigate program, based on the Italian FREMM design. Fincantieri… [read more]

The new French Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile M51.3 enters service 11/11/2025 | Fabio Di Felice The M51.3 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM), developed by Ariane Group, has entered service with France’s Strategic Oceanic Force (FOST), the branch of the French Navy… [read more]

China: the FUJIAN aircraft carrier enters service - the first equipped with EMALS electromagnetic catapults 07/11/2025 | Francesca Genovese On 5 November, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) officially commissioned its third aircraft carrier, FUJIAN, which has now entered active service. The ceremony, held… [read more]

New Chinese Type 076 amphibious ship testing EMALS 07/11/2025 | Fabio Di Felice Reports from Chinese social media indicate increasing speculation that China's new Type 076 amphibious warship, the SICHUAN - likely designed to function as a drone… [read more]

New variants of Ukraine’s SEA BABY Unmanned Surface Vessel 05/11/2025 | Massimo Annati The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has unveiled two new variants of its SEA BABY Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV). One version is equipped with a 10-tube… [read more]

Singapore launches its first mothership for unmanned systems 31/10/2025 | Fabio Di Felice With a ceremony officiated by the Singaporean Defense Minister, Chan Chun Sing, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has launched the first of its new… [read more]

French Navy receives its first FDI frigate ADMIRAL RONARC’H 28/10/2025 | Fabio Di Felice With the delivery of the frigate ADMIRAL RONARC’H to the French Navy, the Frégates de Défense et d’Intervention (FDI) program is now fully underway. This… [read more]